Sorceress's are pure
spellcasters, not
relying on their fighting strength(which is pitiful) but on their magic
abilities and the multitude of projectiles they can fling from
them. Sorceress are incredibly powerful, being able to do high
amounts of damage quickly while teleporting everywhere. The
Sorceress is incredibly skilled at killing monsters but not quite up to
par with the Amazon when it comes to fighting other players.

Despite the fact that magic users
typically use staffs, Sorceress's on B.net tend to make them equip an
orb and a shield. Sorceress's are killed off very easily, so they
need plenty of life and defense to compensate for their physical
weakness. Having a fast cast rate and the regeneration of mana is
the primary properties that you would want a Sorceress to be high on.

For
every even level you gain, add
+1 to strength
+2 to vitality
+2 to energy

For every
odd level you gain, add
+1 to strength
+1 to vitality
+3 energy

For example,
let's say that I gain a level from Level 1 to Level 2. Since I'm
at Level 2, that's an even level, so I add +1 to str, +2 to vit, and +2
to energy.

Just keep
repeating this pattern until your strength reaches 65. 65 Strength
is exactly enough to wear the ultimate PK Sorc Boots, the Silkweave.
After your strength reaches 65, do this pattern:

Every
level you gain, add:
+3 to vitality
+2 to energy

Now keep
repeating this pattern until your mana reaches 1000. Count items
in too. Once your mana reaches 1000(with the help of other items,
like soj, Gloom's Trap, etc...), just put all of your stat points into
vitality.

So the final
perfect result Sorceress should be somewhat like this:

Strength-65
It's set at 65 so you can wear Silkweave.

Vitality-Lots
of it
I don't have a fixed number, but it should be pretty high.

Dexterity-Nothing
Don't put any points into Dexterity.

Energy-Just
enough so that your mana is 1000(if it exceeds 1000 because of items,
that's ok).

Now for
the MF Sorc, distribute your stat points like so:

For
every even level, add:
+1 to strength
+2 to vitality
+2 to energy

For every
odd level, add:
+1 to strength
+1 to vitality
+3 to energy

Yup,
exact same pattern as the PK Sorceress. However, the changing of
the pattern is different. Keep doing this pattern until your
strength reaches 97(so you can wear Skullder's Ire). Once your
strength reaches 97, use the following pattern:

For
every level, add:
+5 to dexterity

Now
just do that until your dexterity reaches 42. Once it reaches 42,
your level should be around the 85-90 range. The minimum level a
MF sorceress should be is 91. After your dex is 42, use this
pattern:

There
are generally only two types of Sorceress
on Battle.net: The PK Sorceress, and the MF Sorceress. The PK
Sorceress is designed to kill off monsters and players incredibly
quickly, while the MF Sorceress is designed to kill Meph and other boss
monsters quickly.

PK
Sorceress
-Always activates Thunderstorm, Energy Shield and Shiver/Chilling Armor
-Uses Frozen Orb and Nova as primary attack
-Normally has incredibly fast casting rate(90+)
-Has lots of HP(900+)
-Uses teleport A LOT
-Has incredibly high resists(make sure that all of them are above -20 in
Hell)
-In Cow Runs or when fighting monsters, uses general pattern of firing
out Frozen Orb, firing out a load of Static, then Nova to finish off
monsters.

MF Sorceress
-Always activates Energy Shield and Shiver/Chilling Armor
-Uses Frozen Orb to slow down enemies, Static Field to weaken them, and
Fire Wall to finish them off
-Normally has pitiful casting rate
-Normally has pitiful life

Wizardspike was the
ultimate Sorcerer weapon in Diablo I, and it's still awesome in
Diablo II Expansion. Offering incredible faster cast/rate,
a gargantuan mana increase, mana regeneration, and an incredible
75 to all resists, Wizardspike is definitely a weapon to
keep. Sure, it doesn't have +skills on it, but with this
many bonuses, who needs +skills?

Wow. The Oculus
is probably the ultimate Sorceress weapon, both MF and PK.
It offers a whopping +3 to Sorceress Skill Levels, a respectable
30% faster cast rate, +20 to all resists, and even some mf on
it. However, the 25% chance to cast teleport when struck
can be a lifesaver or hindrance, which is why it's ranked lower
than Wizardspike.

Suicide Branch is
essentially a weaker version of Wizardspike. It still has
the incredible 50% faster cast rate, but its +all resists is
nowhere near as high, but also adds +1 to all skills.

Or if you can't find any of
these awesome weapons, then just find and use a rare orb that
adds +2 to Sorceress Skill levels and hopefully some other
useful modifiers(like +3 to Thunderstorm or some faster
cast/rate)

Only use this shield
if you can't find a Lidless Wall. The only real useful
attribute on this is the +1 to all Sorceress Skills.

Helms

Unique Shako - Harlequin
Crest

Defense:
98-141
Required Level: 62
Required Strength: 50
Durability: 12
+2 To All Skills
+ (1.5 Per Character Level) 1.5-148.5 To Life (Based On
Character Level)
+ (1.5 Per Character Level) 1.5-148.5 To Mana (Based On
Character Level)
Damage Reduced By 10%
50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+2 To Strength
+2 To Dexterity
+2 To Vitality
+2 To Energy

Undoubtedly the
ultimate Sorceress helm, both PK and MF. The +2 to all
skills is incredible, but the life and mana increase was
drastically lowered from 1.08, and plus there is damage
reduction and some respectable mf.

Definitely the best PK
Sorceress armor. Offering a nice +1 to all skills(which is
the highest on any armor. Arkaine's Valor no longer gives
+2 to Sorceresses). In addition to that, it has some
really great faster cast rate and the potential to be high all
resists(I have two perfect ones, with 35 to all resists)

Yup, these are
incredibly easy to find, but definitely the ultimate PK
Sorceress gloves. The +1 to fire skills isn't that
useful, but it's the casting rate and the mana regen that
makes it a cut above the crowd.

Mainly used just to
complete the Tal Rasha set. The addition to mana and
life is really useful along with the Lightning resist.

If you can't find the amulets
above(which are both incredibly difficult to find), then just
try to get an amulet that has +2 to Sorceress Skills Levels
and hopefully some other useful modifiers(like 35 mf).

The Raven Frost is
mainly used for its cold resist and cold absorb, which is
incredibly useful for Paladins. I recommend PK
Sorceresses to use one soj and one Raven Frost, instead of the
usual two sojs build. The reason for this is to combat
cold resist, as Cold Mastery cuts through cold resist, but
Raven Frost can counteract that. MF Sorceresses should
just go with the usual 2 soj combo though.

If you can't find any of the
above armor(which are pretty difficult to find), then find a
3-socketed armor, preferably a Mage Plate, and socket Lem +
Ko + Tir in that order to form the Wealth runeword.